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Zwischen Propaganda und Kommerz: Medien(un)freiheit in Südost-, Mittelost- und Osteuropa

Simone Schlindwein

Wiesbaden: Netzwerk Recherche;N-ost Netzwerk für Osteuropa-Berichterstattung;Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2007), 113 pp.

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Reform and Regression: Freedom of the Media in Turkey. Fact-Finding Mission Report
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Edel Hughes

Walter Jawardene; Mustafa Gündogudu (eds.)

London: Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP);Index on Censorship;Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales;Article 19;Centre for European Studies (2007), 74 pp.

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Rapport national sur l'état de la liberté de la presse au Bénin: Pour la période de noviembre 2005 à juin 2007

Observatoire de la Deontologie et de l#Ethique dans les Médias (ODEM);Conseil National du Patronat de la Presse et de l'Audiovisuel du Benin (CNPA);Union des Professionels des Médias du Bénin (UPMB);Maison des Médias Thomas Megnassan (MdM) (2007), 161 pp.

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Liberation and the Media: The Development of the South African Daily Newspaper Market Since the End of Apartheid

Tobias Bauer

Norderstedt: Books on Demand (2007), 192 pp.

"Liberation and the Media takes a look at the development of the South African daily newspaper market since the end of apartheid. It covers the country's most important political, social and economical developments since 1990 and explains correlations between South Africa's general development and i ... more

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Medienethik: Verantwortung in der Mediengesellschaft

Rüdiger Funiok

Stuttgart: Kohlhammer (2007), 223 pp.

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Media Concentration and Democracy: Why Ownership Matters

C. Edwin Baker

New York: Cambridge University Press (2007), xiii, 257 pp.

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Connaître le Conseil Supérieur de la Liberté de Communication

Roger Yenga

Paris: Publibook (2007), 181 pp.

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Media Pluralism in Asia: The Role and Impact of Alternative Media
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Kalinga Seneviratne (ed.)

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC);Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) (2007), vi, 273 pp.

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La regulation des médias: Principes, fondements, objectifs et méthodes. Manuel à l'intention des régulateurs et des professionnels des médias d'Afrique francophone
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Jean-Claude Guyot, Luc-Adolphe Tiao

Paris: Panos Paris (2007), 108 pp.

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Media Law for Journalists

Ursula Smartt

London et al.: Sage (2006), xi, 326 pp.

"An introduction and a reference guide to the main legal issues facing journalists, this book presumes no prior legal knowledge but covers all the relevant areas including defamation, privacy contempt of court, freedom of expression, and intellectual property." (Publisher description)

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African Media Development Initiative: Zambia. Research Findings and Conclusions

Fackson Banda

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 77 pp.

"The past five years have seen a mushrooming of media development organisations and media outlets. The period has also seen greater and better-coordinated civic activism in support of media development. There has generally been a diversity of media content, reflecting the plurality of media outlets. ... more

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African Media Development Initiative: Zimbabwe. Research Findings and Conclusions

Rashweat Mukundu

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 82 pp.

"There are a number of media players in Zimbabwe, in the private and state media, NGOs and training institutions, who have a keen interest in the development of the media in Zimbabwe. The majority of interviewees see the enactment of Zimbabwe’s media laws as the key change that has taken place ove ... more

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African Media Development Initiative: Botswana. Research Findings and Conclusions

Sechele T. Sechele

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 74 pp.

"There have been significant changes in the Botswanan media in the past five years. Some of the changes noted include the recent proliferation of newspapers and the partial freeing of the airwaves by the Botswanan government, which has led to the setting up of two new commercial radio stations. Ther ... more

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African Media Development Initiative: Ethiopia. Research Findings and Conclusions

Gebremedhin Simon Gebretsadik

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 82 pp.

"The following changes have taken place over the past five years: media laws have been enacted; a legal framework is in place with the Press Law and Broadcast Law, and the creation of a favourable environment for media development; the Ethiopian Broadcast Authority has been established to issue lice ... more

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African Media Development Initiative: Nigeria. Research Findings and Conclusions

Akeem M. Adeyanju, Jenkeri Zakari Okwori

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 77 pp.

"Nine of the 15 interviewees said the most important change in the media sector in the last five years has been the mix of deregulation/liberalisation/privatisation. Four interviewees said the newly democratic environment has been the key change. All interviewees agreed that media development in the ... more

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African Media Development Initiative: Democratic Republic of Congo. Research Findings and Conclusions

Dominique Mweze

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 84 pp.

"On the whole, interviewees report both a positive quantitative and qualitative change in terms of the number and content of media messages. Liberalisation and more stable political climate has facilitated the opening up of the telecommunications sector, and has led to a diversification of the media ... more

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So This is Democracy? Report on the State of Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Southern Africa 2005

Windhoek: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2006), 320 pp.

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African Media Development Initiative: Research Summary Report
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Gerry Power (dir.)

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 137 pp.

"This research initiative assessed the key media changes and developments in seventeen African countries over the past five years and aimed at recommending intervention strategies for strengthening an independent, professional media sector. The summary report presents the main findings regarding med ... more

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Still Not Fully Protected: Rights to Freedom of Expression and Information Under Angola's New Press Law

New York: Human Rights Watch (2006), 24 pp.

"On February 2, 2006, Angola’s National Assembly approved a new press law, which entered into force on May 15. The law regulates the activity of media companies and professionals in television and radio broadcasting and in the written and electronic press. This report analyses the new law in the c ... ontext of international human rights standards. Given the Government of Angola’s poor record in protecting freedom of expression, the press law is especially crucial in the current pre-election period in Angola to ensure that the press can report freely in the run-up to national elections, tentatively scheduled for 2007. The new legislation represents an improvement over Angola’s previous press law in many respects. Key improvements include the elimination of the state monopoly over TV broadcasting; the creation of public TV and radio that are to be governed by principles of public interest (such as ensuring the plurality of opinions, providing accurate and impartial information that is widely accessible and providing politically balanced information during election periods), and provisions that allow a journalist accused of defamation to cite the truthfulness of the facts reported in his or her defense in cases involving Angola’s president. While Human Rights Watch welcomes the Government of Angola’s reform of its media law, it is concerned that the new law still contains elements that fall short of international human rights standards. The law defines certain conduct as “criminal” in unclear and sweeping terms and establishes excessive penalties for those crimes, including defamation; it includes provisions that may result in excessive limitations on press freedom; and it provides for the establishment of licensing procedures for private TV and radio broadcasters that are largely subject to the discretion of governmental bodies. The Angolan government should amend those provisions of the press law that are not in accordance with international and regional human rights standards, most urgently those criminalizing defamation. In addition, too many key principles and procedures of the law are left for further implementing laws and regulations and no transitional arrangements are defined to address problems that may arise in the application of the law pending adoption of the implementing legislation. The lack of such laws and regulations makes several provisions of the new press law largely inoperable." (Summary) more

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Broadcasting Pluralism and Diversity: Training Manual for African Regulators
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Richard Carver

London: Article 19 (2006), 112 pp.

"The African Charter on Broadcasting, adopted in 2001 on the tenth anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, alongside the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa establish a series of important principles that should guide the de ... more

Reform and Regression: Freedom of the Media in Turkey. Fact-Finding Mission Report Top Insights

Media Pluralism in Asia: The Role and Impact of Alternative Media Top Insights

La regulation des médias: Principes, fondements, objectifs et méthodes. Manuel à l'intention des régulateurs et des professionnels des médias d'Afrique francophone Key Guidance

African Media Development Initiative: Research Summary Report Top Insights

Broadcasting Pluralism and Diversity: Training Manual for African Regulators Key Guidance

Reform and Regression: Freedom of the Media in Turkey. Fact-Finding Mission Report
Top Insights

Media Pluralism in Asia: The Role and Impact of Alternative Media
Top Insights

La regulation des médias: Principes, fondements, objectifs et méthodes. Manuel à l'intention des régulateurs et des professionnels des médias d'Afrique francophone
Key Guidance

African Media Development Initiative: Research Summary Report
Top Insights

Broadcasting Pluralism and Diversity: Training Manual for African Regulators
Key Guidance